Today in books and publishing: Girls creator has inked a huge deal; Wikileaks founder has a book deal; and uncertainty over Penguin's future ownership. (Source: The Atlantic Wire)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authors suing Google over the digitization of their books have asked a New York court to order the Internet company to pay $750 for each book it copied, distributed or displayed. The authors' filing was lodged in federal cou... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Google Inc retook the offensive against thousands of authors claiming it copied their works without permission, and urged the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit arising from its ambitious plan to build the world's largest digital bo... [Full Article]
HELSINKI (Reuters) - For novelists, the days of sending manuscripts to dozens of publishers and anxiously awaiting a reply may soon be over. Thousands of writers who use online literature networks like teen-friendly Movellas or Penguin's Book Co... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Authors Christie Watson, Carol Ann Duffy, Andrew Miller, Matthew Hollis and Moira Young (L-R) pose with their books before the Costa Book Awards in central London January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN) (ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA SO... [Full Article]
Computer security specialists McAfee has said in its second quarter Threats Report that malware on mobile operating systems is becoming an increasing problem, with Android replacing Symbian to become the OS most likely to be targeted. (Source: Digit... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - The six authors shortlisted for the Man Booker 2010 literary prize (left to right) Damon Galgut for "In A Small Room", Andrea Levy for "The Long Song", Howard Jacobson for "The Finkler Question", Peter Carey... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Peter Carey of Australia, one of the shortlisted authors for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, poses with his book "Parrot and Olivier in America", in London October 10, 2010. The winner of the 50,000 pound ($76,790) prize, which can c... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Andrea Levy of Britain, one of the shortlisted authors for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, poses with her book "The Long Song", in London October 10, 2010. The winner of the 50,000 pound ($76,790) prize, which can catapult an unknown... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - The US Senate's two principal authors of legislation to battle climate change said Tuesday they were putting the last touches on their bill and hoped to unveil it next week. "I feel very optimistic about the progress that we'... [Full Article]